What are the Top 3 Website Builders?

Want to launch a website but don’t know where to start?

Use this guide to help

Today’s website doesn’t just have to be well designed, it also has to be mobile responsive, integrate with social channels and be easily found by search engines. Rather than start from scratch and employ different people to execute different parts of the website build, many people are opting for turnkey “all in one” platforms that incorporate great design principles, and the right bit of code, which allows for greater shareability.

The advantage of using some of the most popular all in one platforms is that there is a large pool of designers and developers that are familiar with them so support is close at hand.

Considered the most powerful content management system on earth, over 60 million sites such as the New York Post run on WordPress.

WordPress Benefits

Free: So you can get going asap. If you want them to host your site or you choose premium themes, however, these must be purchased.

Unlimited flexibility and future-proof: You can change anything you like in the codes. WordPress is the largest content management system (CMS) in the world, so won’t be disappearing anytime soon.

Themes: There are thousands of themes to choose from that will match your requirements. Hundreds and hundreds of designers have made themes that focus on photography, magazine layouts, ecommerce and more. A good aggregator of themes such Themeforest and Templatemonster are easily searchable by industry sector or type of product.

Plugins: There are even ready made extra tools you can simply “plugin” to seamlessly offer extra functionalality such as shopping, membership subscription, and listings.Community: The WordPress platform is so robust, thousands of developers have chosen to specialise in it, offering you the biggest pool of tech talent to draw from. The phrase “I need a WordPress developer” has now become a proxy for indicating you want to build a website.

Squarespace is the top pick for users who want to communicate directly with their audiences, for example bloggers.

Squarespace Benefits:

Templates and Designs: Squarespace is very sophisticated and has elegant templates. They are all mobile responsive.

SEO: Squarespace is excellent when it comes to getting found by search engines. simplifying using page titles, descriptions and other meta tages. For this reason, it’s very popular for people who are going for a scaleable organic traffic approach.

Blogging: the platform is only second to WordPress when it comes to blogging. You can even host a podcast on Squarespace.

One-Page Website: Squarespace have also captured the trend for one page websites, offering professional output for only $5 per month.

Once people get online quickly with these platforms, they tend to start wanting customization very quickly. That’s when they start looking for a website developer.

“Firstly, it’s important to hire the right web developer. Our experience has shown that in many cases clients hired a “cheaper” developer to reduce costs, but because the end result didn’t meet customer expectations or didn’t deliver the expected results, the whole project had to be scrapped and started again.”

Sotiris Michalakos, CTO at Nabbesh.com

Getting a good web developer

A website is an on-going project that will require continuous additions or improvements, paying a better quality professional ensures all aspects of the design and the functionality will be considered throughout the build.

A professional web developer will talk about the following when it comes to choice of platform: